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At this time, oyster mushrooms have gained incredible popularity. Many housewives have learned to cook all kinds of dishes with them. They are great for salads, pies and pizzas. And of course they can be fried and marinated. Now let's talk exactly about how to quickly cook pickled oyster mushrooms at home. Let's take a look at how to do this simply and inexpensively. This appetizer will definitely please your family and friends.
Mushroom selection
Not everyone knows that young mushrooms contain more vitamins and other nutrients. They are best for pickling. In addition, small mushrooms are more convenient to put in jars. You can assemble them yourself or buy them in the store. There is a huge selection of oyster mushrooms on the shelves. Choose only medium and small sizes. Their caps should be painted in a pleasant gray shade, which slightly gives off yellowness. The photo below clearly shows what quality mushrooms should be.
There are small cracks on the edges of the cap. They shouldn't be too noticeable. Choose only smooth and neat mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms with yellow spots are also not suitable. In the place of the break, the mushroom should be white. These are the freshest and tastiest oyster mushrooms.
Also, when choosing mushrooms for pickling, you should pay attention to the smell. Young oyster mushrooms have a fresh mushroom aroma. If the smell is sharp and unpleasant, then they have already deteriorated and become unusable.
Be sure to pay attention to the mushroom leg. The most delicious and healthy part of the oyster mushroom is the hat. The leg is usually hard and not very tasty. This part of the mushroom contains practically nothing useful. Therefore, high-quality mushrooms are usually cut under the cap itself. Sometimes manufacturers leave a short leg, but by no means the whole. Below you will see recipes that show how to cook pickled oyster mushrooms at home quickly and tasty.
Instant pickled oyster mushroom recipe
There are a lot of options for making pickled oyster mushrooms, but not all of them are quick and easy. The following recipe will show you how you can marinate oyster mushrooms to save your time and successfully emphasize the taste and aroma. The most important thing is that the next day you can already eat pickled mushrooms.
For this wonderful recipe, we need the following ingredients:
- one kilogram of fresh oyster mushrooms;
- half a liter of water;
- two tablespoons of table salt;
- one tablespoon of granulated sugar;
- 90 grams of 9% table vinegar;
- a spoonful of refined sunflower oil;
- dried dill, bay leaves, cloves and peppers to taste.
Cooking begins with the mushrooms themselves. The first step is to cut off the caps. The legs can be thrown away, they will not be useful to us. Next, the hats are cut into pieces and washed under running water. The prepared mushrooms are then transferred to a suitable pot of water. Spices, sugar, salt are also added there and put the mass on the stove.
After the mushrooms have boiled, table vinegar should be added to them. Then you need to reduce the heat and cook the oyster mushrooms for another half hour. After the time has elapsed, the pan is removed from the stove and the mushrooms are set aside. They should cool completely. After that, you can transfer the mushrooms to clean glass jars. Pour a little vegetable oil into each jar. Now you can close the container and put the cans in the refrigerator.
Option for cooking oyster mushrooms for the winter
The following recipe is suitable for those who want to preserve pickled mushrooms for a long time. To prepare oyster mushrooms in this way, you should prepare the following ingredients:
- mushrooms - one kilogram;
- table salt - two tablespoons;
- granulated sugar - one tablespoon;
- garlic - two cloves;
- lavrushka - two pieces;
- vinegar 9% table - three tablespoons;
- whole carnation - five buds;
- black peppercorns - five pieces;
- dried dill (umbrellas only).
As in the previous case, you must first prepare the mushrooms. Small caps can be left intact, while larger ones are cut into several parts. Then the oyster mushrooms are washed and transferred to a saucepan for further cooking.
Mushrooms are poured with water, edible salt, cloves of garlic, dill umbrellas, sugar, bay leaves and cloves with pepper are added to the mass. All this is put on fire and brought to a boil. After that, prepared vinegar is poured into the mixture and boiled over low heat for another 30 minutes.
When half an hour has passed, the mushrooms are removed from the heat and poured hot into sterilized jars. The marinade must cover the mushrooms in the jar. Do not forget to add some vegetable oil to each. After that, the cans are rolled up with special lids, and left to cool completely.
Pickled oyster mushrooms at home with lemon
In addition to the classic options, you can cook instant oyster mushrooms with lemon. Such mushrooms can be eaten immediately or rolled up for the winter. To do this, you need the following ingredients:
- fresh oyster mushrooms - 1 kilogram;
- freshly squeezed juice from half a lemon;
- table salt - two tablespoons;
- granulated sugar - one tablespoon;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- sunflower oil - 50 grams;
- black peppercorns and cloves to taste;
- table vinegar - 2 tablespoons;
- onions - 1 piece;
- water - 500 milliliters.
Oyster mushrooms should be cut into small pieces. We put them aside and start preparing the marinade. Pour the amount of water required according to the recipe into the prepared saucepan, pour in vegetable oil and add edible salt. Also, juice squeezed from lemon and finely chopped garlic should be added to the water.
We put the saucepan on the stove and turn on the fire. Bring the marinade to a boil and add peppercorns and cloves to it. Also at this stage, it is necessary to transfer the chopped and washed oyster mushrooms to the pan.
After that, you need to boil the mushrooms for 15 minutes. Then chopped onions (in half rings) and table vinegar are thrown into the pan. Mix everything thoroughly and set aside. The mushrooms should be infused for about 10 minutes. Immediately after that, you can eat the mushrooms.
If you want to roll pickled oyster mushrooms, then you do not need to insist on them. Just transfer the mushrooms to a sterilized container, fill with marinade and roll up the lid. When the jars are completely cool, you can transfer them to a dark, cool room.
Conclusion
This article has described several ways how to pickle oyster mushrooms at home. Each recipe will help highlight the wonderful taste of the mushrooms and give them a special aroma. Pickled oyster mushrooms are not easy conservation, but a real delicacy for mushroom lovers. They go well with any dish and will decorate the festive table. Try making these pickled oyster mushrooms quickly and effortlessly.
